V o c a b u l a r y(16th may,2017)
1. *PERIL* (NOUN): danger
*Synonyms*: insecurity, jeopardy
*Antonyms*: safety, security
*Example sentence*:
Everyone knows drinking phenyl is an act that will put your life in peril.
2. *CAPTIVITY* (NOUN): confinement
*Synonyms*: custody, incarceration
*Antonyms*:liberty, liberation
*Example sentence*:
Nelson Mandela was freed from prison after 27 years in captivity.
3. *LEVERAGE* (NOUN): advantage
*Synonyms*: power, influence
*Antonyms*: weakness, decrepitude
*Example sentence*:
Owing to the gasoline shortage, the fuel suppliers have a great deal of leverage in the pricing war.
4. *BRACE* (VERB): prepare
*Synonyms*: fortify, gird
*Antonyms*: weaken, detach
*Example Sentence*
Better be braced for your upcoming examinations.
5. *SIMMER* (VERB): be tense
*Synonyms*: be angry, be agitated
*Antonyms*:soothe, be happy
*Example sentence*:
The resentment between the two teams has been simmering all season.
6. *EXTERMINATE* (VERB): annihilate
*Synonyms*: decimate, extinguish
*Antonyms*: create, build
*Example sentence*:
A huge effort was made to exterminate the rats.
7. *DOOM* (NOUN): calamity
*Synonyms*: cataclysm, disaster
*Antonyms*: blessing, boon
*Example sentence*:
The feeling of impending doom continued hitting my mind.
8. *LOOM* (VERB): to come into view
*Synonyms*: hover, mount emerge
*Antonyms*: decline, descend
*Example sentence*:
The island loomed through the mist.
9. *RUGGED* (ADJECTIVE): strong
*Synonyms*: hardy, robust
*Antonyms*: weak, delicate
*Example sentence*:
He's rugged and durable, but not the best technical boxer.
10. *APLOMB* (NOUN): assurance
*Synonyms*: equanimity, confidence
*Antonyms*: fear, goucheness
*Example sentence*:
I could never walk in high heels with the same aplomb as the fashion models.
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